60NYT > Transocean Inc.topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/transocean_ltd/index.html?inline=nyt-orgNews about Transocean Inc., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 20:04:27 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comTransocean Chief Steps Down Suddenly With Company in Doldrums http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/business/energy-environment/transocean-chief-steps-down-suddenly-with-company-in-doldrums.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/business/energy-environment/transocean-chief-steps-down-suddenly-with-company-in-doldrums.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/17/business/17transocean-web/17transocean-web-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The company, a leader in offshore drilling services, said it and Steven L. Newman, the chief executive, had agreed on his departure and that the board chairman, Ian C. Strachan, would become interim chief.By CLIFFORD KRAUSSTue, 17 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/business/energy-environment/transocean-chief-steps-down-suddenly-with-company-in-doldrums.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTransocean Challenged by Plummeting Oil Priceshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/business/transocean-challenged-by-plummeting-oil-prices.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe company announced it would take charges of more than $2.7 billion because of weakening demand for its rigs.By MICHELLE INNISSat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/business/transocean-challenged-by-plummeting-oil-prices.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTransocean Makes Peace With Icahnhttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/transocean-makes-peace-with-icahn/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/transocean-makes-peace-with-icahn/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/11/11/business/dealbook/dbpix-icahn/dbpix-icahn-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Transocean agreed to pay a $3-a-share dividend, make $800 million in cost cuts and undertake shifts in strategy.By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCEDMon, 11 Nov 2013 10:51:54 -0500http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/transocean-makes-peace-with-icahn/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssChevron and Brazil Reach Deal on Oil Spillhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/business/global/chevron-and-brazil-reach-deal-on-oil-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe agreement includes about $130 million in compensatory actions for a spill in the ocean northeast of Rio de Janeiro.By REUTERSSat, 14 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/business/global/chevron-and-brazil-reach-deal-on-oil-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIcahn Wins Ouster of Transocean Chairmanhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/business/icahn-wins-ouster-of-transocean-chairman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTransocean shareholders also backed one of Carl C. Icahn’s director nominees, though stockholders decided against his proposal for a $4 dividend.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/business/icahn-wins-ouster-of-transocean-chairman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTransocean Chief Admits Crew Shortcomings in Oil Spillhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/energy-environment/executive-says-crew-should-have-acted-to-prevent-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe admission from the chief of the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig goes to the heart of the trial to assign responsibility for the 2010 gulf disaster.By CLIFFORD KRAUSSWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/energy-environment/executive-says-crew-should-have-acted-to-prevent-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWitness in Oil Spill Trial Accuses BP of Negligencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/business/energy-environment/bp-executive-shares-blame-with-contractors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAn expert witness said the oil company’s actions before the explosion aboard a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 were “beyond imprudent.”By CLIFFORD KRAUSSThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/business/energy-environment/bp-executive-shares-blame-with-contractors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBattle Lines Drawn for BP’s Day in Courthttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/business/battle-lines-drawn-for-bps-day-in-court.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/business/battle-lines-drawn-for-bps-day-in-court.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/02/20/business/SUB-BP/SUB-BP-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A collection of cases on the Deepwater Horizon spill are headed for federal court, where they are expected to have a broad effect on environmental law.By CLIFFORD KRAUSSWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/business/battle-lines-drawn-for-bps-day-in-court.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJudge Accepts Transocean Guilty Plea in Gulf Oil Spillhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/business/judge-clears-transocean-plea-in-gulf-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/business/judge-clears-transocean-plea-in-gulf-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/02/15/business/Transocean/Transocean-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A federal judge in New Orleans approved Transocean’s guilty plea and $400 million in penalties for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout.By CLIFFORD KRAUSSFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/business/judge-clears-transocean-plea-in-gulf-spill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRig Owner Will Settle With U.S. in Gulf Spillhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/business/energy-environment/transocean-settles-with-us-over-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/business/energy-environment/transocean-settles-with-us-over-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/01/04/business/Transocean/Transocean-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Transocean, the driller whose Deepwater Horizon rig blew out in 2010 to cause a massive oil spill, agreed to a resolution of the federal government’s civil and criminal claims.By JOHN SCHWARTZFri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/business/energy-environment/transocean-settles-with-us-over-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss